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Deep Water (2007)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:16

Rotten:1

Average Rating:8/10

Consensus: Equal parts mystery and biography, Deep Water is both an engrossing documentary and an affecting treatise on human folly and obsession.

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: DEEP WATER is the stunning true story of the first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race, and the psychological toll it took on its competitors. Sponsored by the Sunday Times of London, the... DEEP WATER is the stunning true story of the first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race, and the psychological toll it took on its competitors. Sponsored by the Sunday Times of London, the much-ballyhooed event attracted a field of nine, including amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst, who set out to circumnavigate the globe in late 1968. Battling treacherous seas and his own demons, Crowhurst almost immediately comes apart as he faces the isolation of nine months on the high seas. Part adventure yarn and part metaphysical mystery, DEEP WATER is an unforgettable journey into one man’s heart of darkness. --© IFC Films [More]

Director: Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell

Director: Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell
Producer: Al Morrow, Jonny Persey, John Smithson
Composer: Molly Nyman, Harry Escott
Studio: IFC Films

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This well crafted and engaging documentary is a ripping yarn of a man's mansize adventure going horribly wrong.

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10/06/07
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10/05/07
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As directed by Louise Osmond and Jerry Rothwell, the movie breezes along at a highly watchable clip, thanks to fluid, affecting intercutting of archival, black-and-white footage and present-day interviews.

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11/03/07
Desson Thomson
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Washington Post
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Osmond and Rothwell do a commendable job of mining a rich archive of material.

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09/07/07
Bill Stamets
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Chicago Sun-Times
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A fascinating documentary about the first single-handed around-the-world sailing race, begins like a Boy’s Own adventure tale but ends up more akin to tragedy.

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09/01/07
Rachel Saltz
Rachel Saltz
New York Times
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An enthralling documentary about an Englishman named Donald Crowhurst who, in 1968, set off on a solitary, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe.

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08/30/07
Joe Morgenstern
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Wall Street Journal
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Deep Water confirms all the mythical terrors that lurk in our dreams of the sea, and the best person to watch it with would be Melville.

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08/20/07
Anthony Lane
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New Yorker
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[An] expertly assembled and engrossing documentary.

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07/14/07
Andrew Pulver
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Guardian [UK]
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A sad story, but well told, with respect for its subject and an eye for the Shakespearian tragedy in the tale.

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07/14/07
Anna Smith
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Empire Magazine
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The pic should suck even landlubbers into a whirlpool of gripping adventure, overblown ambitions and sheer human folly.

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07/14/07
Deborah Young
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